Procurement Practice Senior Analyst

Skill required: Procurement Operations - Procurement Management

Designation: Procurement Practice Senior Analyst

Qualifications:Any Graduation

Years of Experience:5 to 8 years

About Accenture

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What would you do?

Responsible for managing the end to end Purchase Requisition PR to Purchase Order PO process ensuring timely issuance of POs effective vendor coordination continuous PO follow up and expediting to meet delivery schedules cost and quality requirements.

You will be working as a part of Procurement management team which uses a systematic approach for buying all the goods and services needed for a company to stay sustainable They are involved in the identification of need finding and qualifying the suppliers requesting proposals negotiating with suppliers contracting delivery and analyzing results

A systematic approach used for buying all the goods and services needed for a particular project or for the company generally to stay sustainable.

It consists of: the identification of need; finding and qualifying the suppliers; requesting proposals, negotiating with suppliers, contracting, delivery and analyzing results; and contract close.

What are we looking for?

Procurement cost savings and working capital improvement

Team productivity and process compliance

Relevant years of experience as a buyer in a midsized or large Procurement Operations engagement

Experience in the CPG or Manufacturing industry domain is preferred.

Graduation in any stream

Good computer literacy including Word Excel and PowerPoint

Core Competencies

Strong leadership and strategic procurement capability

Advanced negotiation and supplier relationship management

KPI driven decision making and risk management

Deep ERP and procurement system knowledge

Negotiation and supplier management skills

Problem solving and escalation management

Knowledge of SAP S4 Hana

Knowledge of SAP Ariba

Multitasking and problem solving mindset

Initiative and team player

Key Performance Indicators

Green SLAs and KPIs

Supplier OTIF performance

Roles and Responsibilities:

Own and optimize the PR to PO process and procurement policies for both direct and indirect categories

Define and govern PR to PO processes approval matrices and controls

Lead coach and develop the buying team ProcOps Associates Analysts and Senior Analysts

Oversee expediting strategy for critical materials and capacity constraints

Manage key supplier relationships and escalation of supply risks

Build relationships with client stakeholders at plant level

Establish weekly and monthly governance with client stakeholders

Allocate workload and oversee PO follow up and expediting activities

Review and support resolution of critical or escalated POs

Lead continuous improvement audits and digital procurement initiatives

Be accountable for creation of POs validation of PRs and maintaining quality and service standards to support the overall Accenture client relationship and drive continuous improvement

Monitor supplier progress against delivery commitments

Partner with internal stakeholders to align procurement priorities

Support project schedules production plans and cost targets

Drive continuous improvement and digitalization initiatives

Create material for governance reviews

Support other Accenture Operations areas including Operational Excellence dashboard maintenance and reporting

Maintain client data protection standards

Excellent written verbal and presentation communication skills

Good Excel knowledge

Quick learner with ability to use project specific tools and templates effectively

QualificationAny Graduation